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Simply start the engine, put the transmission in gear, press the brake pedal and release the clutch. If the engine dies you do not have fluid drive. If the engine continues to run you do have fluid drive.

Took these pics of various Mopars at the New England Rod & Custom Clubs Smoke & Iron Rod Run over the 1st/2nd December.......based in the city of Armidale in New South Wales this area is known as the New England area and is about 3hrs drive from my town of Grafton.......anyway these were a few of the mopars I found there, the channeled 34 Coupe runs a small block mopar, that front end is from a Peugeot, the 37 Plymouth Coupe is an ex US car, this body style was never sold in Oz, the 48 Plymouth 2 dr is also an ex USA car, it has late model GM Holden front suspension and Holden V8 and was painted by the owner, not sure what is in the Oz sourced 1949 Plymouth with the chopped top, the black chopped top pickup I am unsure whether its a Fargo or Dodge, from memory it had a small block, the red 1946 Plymouth Coupe was an ex USA car complete with about a heap of Bonneville and a Montana Dodge Boys decals on the drivers side rear window, it ran a twin carbed 230 and the final pic a 46-48 DeSoto was a strange one, it was RHD but supposedly an import tho it may have been an original 1948 import, it was a Fluid Drive car, lowered but otherwise a stocker..............Andy Douglas

My father served aboard the Missouri as part of the commissioning crew. He was a gunners mate and gun captain center 16 inch gun second turret. He was a witness to the Japanese surrender. As the ceremony concluded the Japanese delegation was at the gangway poised to leave the deck for the tender, he said that the sky over Tokyo harbor was darkened by formations of American and allied aircraft over 1200 in number. Told us it took his breath away, and certainly sobered the Surrender party. We went to Hawaii a few years ago and had a special tour given upon request to family of "Plank Holders" those crew members who were aboard when she sailed for her first patrol. Got to see inside on of the turrets, the shell and powder elevators, the fire control center, the combat bridge and berthing areas most visited don't get to see. He also said at one point in the Pacific they were ordered to proceed to an distant area to support an island landing. Said at flank speed they easily outran their destroyer escorts and cruisers in their battle group. So something thing as long as the empire state building is high cutting through the water at just north of 40 miles per hour. Yes I remember.

LOL, oh, I have a BOOT for you my friend ?

5'5" 150 pounds, my pilothouse cab is bigger then my first apartment

HAVE A MERRY CLASSICAL HOLIDAY SEASON AND A MOST PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

I would be concerned if the train had a bar car with comfy stools

My auntie would Not fly but loved the Amtrak train ride fro No. Ca. to Va. Also south train trips (Amtraki) in Ca. Bay area to So. Cal. She said plenty on beautiful country to see but in winter? May not be so much. The only change train station she hated was in Sacramento, Ca. One other thing Never leave any valuables out if you leave you seat. On one trip someone in her car lost a laptop as they went to the restroom. Enjoy our country! DJ

Andy has got it completely wrong. It's not Oz, its Stralya.

I wired a relay into the starter circuit on an automatic transmission car so that the engine wouldn't crank unless the cigarette lighter was pushed-in. It drove the repair shop guys crazy. You could also take the lighter with you for added security.

That bolted-on rubber block is not a factory installation...the factory draft seal acts as a dampener/stop, but eventually that rubber wears out and the floorboards act as the pedal stop...I took a 10 inch long piece of old garden hose, cut a slit along its length, and slipped it over the pedal arm with nylon ties...this was done so when I took my foot off of a pedal, the pedal arm hit the floorboards with a *thud* instead of a metal-on-metal SLAM

I was thinking if you were under the car and it fell, that might kill you.

additional information - Fluid Drive Identification

I wonder if any in this photo are still around to day. I'd like to think so, at least one maybe. John R

My grandad bought a new 48 Deluxe Coach (2 dr sedan) The dealer dressed it up a bit to clinch the sale. Included were the white trim rings, fog lights and back up light a cigarette lighter and an odd plastic wind deflector on the door window but behind the driver. Perhaps it was to protect the rear seat passengers from drafts.

Perhaps the thread title should be change to: NON DESTRUCTIVE Anti-theft Devices

It is a minimum IF your torque at 142 allows insertion of the cotter pin, if not..then additional torque to the angle that permits castle nut and axle hole alignment allowing insertion of the pin is now your actual value.

I'll take it, provided it still has the original engine...

Don't remember Dec,7' 41, I was only two. But I remember rationing of sugar, flour, gasoline, and rubber, and the endless groups of airplanes headed for LA. There flew in groups of 40, as I recall and when one group came it was always followed by another 8 or 10. We especially liked the P38's. They had a distinct sound. Dad was a farmer and most farmers were exempt as I recall. After the war, surplus food was given to schools and the school lunch program started. Life was very basic back then.

Again, I mention for future readers.....In cleaning up a couple cables I have this weekend, I have two different sizes. one is longer, I would suspect the longer one is for a fluid drive. I didn't even think of it until this thread. Ok, I done.... ?

Came out of a restaurant once to see a couple of men approaching my '33 Plymouth. They backed off really quick when our Akita popped her head up from the back seat. . .

Brent can I borrow those boots? I wanna be 6’ 7”! Size 14 right?

Not at all cheap but a possible choice? DJ

I'm 6'1 and a newly 380lbs......down from 410.....with Brent's boots on, I'm 6'5. 48D

Moog cc772 Lots of people talk about swapping the 4 or 6 cylinder dakota springs for the v8 spec springs. If mopar or their supplier ever made dedicated springs for the v8 they are now discontinued. If you search various years on rockauto under the v8 they don’t even offer springs. I knew my front end was too low and even new v6 springs would be an improvement over rusty 30 year old ones so I crossed my fingers and ordered the moog ones hoping for a little more stiffness and lift. It wasn’t a ton of $ but it was a lot of work- I hate using spring compressors because it can be dangerous and I want to be buried with the teeth and fingers I have now. Plus my spring compressor has a little gauge with it that barely fit the stock v6 coil spring wire diameter and the moog was too thick... used it anyway (carefully!) I was using the compressor style with the threaded block that goes inside the spring and no matter how I tried it the hook fingers would either be in the way and not allow the spring to go into the frame or lca pocket or not grab enough coils to compress the spring enough. The winning technique (first side took two days second side took an hour) was this- take off the bottom block and hooks from the compressor tool and just use the threaded block. Drop the screw down through the shock absorber hole with a big heavy washer. This will allow you to compress the spring at the same time as locating it properly with the rubber damper in the upper pocket. Then loop a good ratchet strap through a coil near the bottom of the spring and across to the opposite frame rail on the other side of the car. This will keep the spring from launching down, bouncing off the ground, and taking off your jaw on it’s way to your neighbor’s mercedes windshield, while also sucking it into the LCA pocket. Make sure the end of the spring on the bottom is properly clocked to sit in the recess in the lca. Alternate compressing the spring, tightening the ratchet, and jacking up on the control arm. This will get it 90% there but to pop it home I used a 6’ prybar (ok it was a bedrail haha) to pry the bottom up and in. Of course when it pops home it will scare the crap out of you and make the compressor slip free but the tight ratchet strap is good insurance. Good luck and I hope I helped!

Bandana....two new ones given to me today....one for me, one for the dog...

An often discussed issue caught me now too: poor quality breaker points. In this specific case not the points of the distributor but the voltage breaker point of the regulator. Basically the same ... My battery has no longer been properly charged, so I checked the charging system and found that worn pair of points. I tried to file them smooth, but these were so horribly burnt, that not much of the material was left. Besides the material was so soft that it would not have last long until the next failure. Since I did not want to swap the whole regulator, I tried to find replacement contacts. I did not really expect to find one, but … ... long story short, I think I found a source which I think is worth to share and may help others with chunk breaker issues, too: Got them at a supplier* which sells service parts for old pinball gaming machines ! NOT made in China like most at a fairly reasonable price (0.85€/each) ! Point material is tungsten and a file test makes me confident they will work a while. On top is that the diameter exactly is the same as of the original points. They have a small pin on the back side to stick it into the breaker arm and can be fixed with a slight punch to the pin. That`s it. * is in Germany but I am pretty certain that gaming machine services exists almost everywhere in the world

My best educated guess is to new owners?

The floor boards are the pedal stops on the trucks. Also you need the rubber draft pad and seal on each pedal.

I'm a Civil War artillery reenactor. I used to portray do cavalry until I broke my back. No more riding horses. You can't see me very well in the second picture thru the muzzle flash, just my butternut trousers and checkered shirt. Im the one in the checkered shirt firing the mountain howitzer. In case anyone is wondering ,yes there was a Civil War battle that happened in Arizona or what was back then known as the New Mexico Territory . The Battle of Picacho Pass. It was the western most battle of the Civil war and it happened about midway between Tucson and Phoenix a little east of what is now I -10 . PS, yes its hot wearing a pair of wool trousers and dark blue wool sack coat in the summer

I dig up volunteer mimosa, pecan and burr oak trees around the place, pot them for 3 years, then plant in strategic locations for myself or my neighbors, also gift them to friends and neighbors with planting and care support...so I reckon there's almost 200 more trees around TX than there was 15 years ago thanks to my green thumb...the trees are nice to look at, but around these parts, they really become valuable when they begin to produce shade

I've been known to scribble on some paper. This selection of subjects are still vehicle related though.

Thanks guys, We picked up an XJS front end last night for which I'll start collecting the rebuild parts and get the hubs re-drilled so I can keep the standard wheels. I've a very clever fabricator/mechanic who will do the work, He's done similar jobs before for me and others and is more than capable. We know it's a big job and the car will (hopefully) look no different when it's done in spite of having spent quite a bit of money, but that's the idea, making a great looking car nicer to drive. Bob.

After an accident, parked car rear ended by drunk driver, we had to replace my wife's 2016 Accord . So last Thursday we celebrated Happy Honda days with a new Made in Ohio Accord. I hope we didn't offend anybody who observes Toyotathon, GM's End of year Sale abration, or Chrysler's black Friday till January event. The driver had side swiped about four vehicles parked at the curb prior to hitting ours, Ford work van hit a snow bank and launched in to the trunk of our car. The impact pushed our car into the car parked in front of ours. He started run away, but according to witnesses, returned to his truck to retrieve his beer before running off again. Police arrived tracked him down and arrested him He has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated (his third in two years,) leaving the scene of an accident, evading arrest (running away) and assault on an officer for throwing his half full beer can at one of the officers.we made out OK with insurance triple A so out of pocket was our deductable which we will try to recover through the District Attorney's office. Hope you and your's have a safe and happy holiday season!